tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post2401227383465122617..comments2017-09-25T10:03:05.356+01:00Comments on THE SMALL THINGS: I put that gasper downTania Kindersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-53304549437213229292017-02-21T01:35:23.990+00:002017-02-21T01:35:23.990+00:00You star!!! So proud of you xxYou star!!! So proud of you xxEmhttp://theyogaconnection.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-42066836661211921602017-02-20T03:30:02.735+00:002017-02-20T03:30:02.735+00:00I&#39;m late to the celebration of your liberation...I&#39;m late to the celebration of your liberation from cigarettes but wanted to say that almost two decades on, every time I remember that I used to smoke, I feel an amazing surge of gratitude and joy that I was able to give up that habit. At one time I honestly believed I would never stop craving smokes, stop inhaling deeply when someone lit up nearby. I wish I could give you an exact timeframe but somewhere in the first decade of being smoke free I realized the smell was repugnant. I could remember only the stench of filled ashtrays, that burn in my throat, and my junkie-like dependence that filled me with worry I might run out. The joy of leaving cigarettes behind never fades. Keep going. Keep trying. Never give up.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12310842800084345728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-86591642245379316272017-02-12T02:26:39.411+00:002017-02-12T02:26:39.411+00:00Oh, how wonderful that you are taking this step! I...Oh, how wonderful that you are taking this step! I was amazed to realize over the past year or so how much I have been using food as an emotional crutch. It&#39;s mind-boggling, isn&#39;t it, what we don&#39;t really know about ourselves until it becomes so clear it&#39;s embarrassing? Best of luck to you, and as someone above said, don&#39;t give up if you backslide. Just keep going. That&#39;s what I&#39;m doing with the eating thing, anyway. Every day is a new chance to begin again.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-62119322466787974972017-02-10T23:21:50.152+00:002017-02-10T23:21:50.152+00:00BRAVA! quitting smoking was the hardest thing I&#...BRAVA! quitting smoking was the hardest thing I&#39;ve ever done (twice) but remains SO VERY WORTH IT to this day, some 20 years later! Courage, Mon vieux!! Harry/Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548927803421748707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-12774489513701379382017-02-10T16:23:59.684+00:002017-02-10T16:23:59.684+00:00I can promise that you won&#39;t regret this decis...I can promise that you won&#39;t regret this decision. The beginning really sucks but you&#39;ll feel so much better soon. I gave up years ago, before patches. I think cold turkey is best. Herbalgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127478318407455605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-54669118654947259252017-02-09T19:16:19.291+00:002017-02-09T19:16:19.291+00:00I gave up about 17 years ago using nicotine gum to...I gave up about 17 years ago using nicotine gum to help me. I am now addicted to nicotine gum and chew constantly 17 years on! I am too scared to ever have a cigarette as it was so hard to quit the habit. If you can do it without substitutes you will be freer!annietempest1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01287149999722404604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-28174603042412631472017-02-09T04:47:39.112+00:002017-02-09T04:47:39.112+00:00Good luck to you, Tania. My mom died of lung cance...Good luck to you, Tania. My mom died of lung cancer. I am glad that you have quit so that you may live healthy to 100. <br /><br />EvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-66085678595713015622017-02-09T00:41:48.334+00:002017-02-09T00:41:48.334+00:00Good luck. I bribed myself with gourmet food and F...Good luck. I bribed myself with gourmet food and French perfume to highlight the return of taste and smell...but that&#39;s after the torrid withdrawal phase you are describing.<br /><br />To paraphrase the old Billy Joel song about making love to a tonic and gin; I saw smoking as a great companion - how good it was to sit with my old friend over a coffee...<br /><br />Cutting out coffee for a period did help. Best advice I received was not to give up if I did back slide.<br /><br /><br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-76274339713839089032017-02-09T00:12:17.162+00:002017-02-09T00:12:17.162+00:00If you tell yourself you are merely stopping, not ...If you tell yourself you are merely stopping, not giving up, that can be quite helpful. It&#39;s a silly trick, but sometimes it works. Also, try to imagine how happy you will feel in the morning when you wake up and your lungs are clear. Put all the money you don&#39;t spend on cigarettes in a box and spend it on something divine, like a jewel. Wear it every day and whenever you feel like having a cigarette, look at the jewel and think: this is my non-smoking me jewel. Sarah Vinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682068793465832246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-18001778537219450282017-02-08T23:33:09.335+00:002017-02-08T23:33:09.335+00:00Goodness me, that&#39;s amazing. I gave up almost ...Goodness me, that&#39;s amazing. I gave up almost ten years ago - I used patches and knitting - had to have something to do with my hands so I knitted a bloody awful cushion. I always missed it dreadfully, though managed not to restart, then finally about a year ago I got an e-cigarette, I love it. I know the jury is out on them, but I enjoy it and the ability to pick it up for a quick vape and there being no smell or ash or hassle is brilliant. <br />Good luck and treat yourself kindly, <br />Non-judgy mcNon-judgyson.x Stripeycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939664718135123631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-47103713428901075892017-02-08T20:21:32.561+00:002017-02-08T20:21:32.561+00:00Good luck. Gave up smoking and drinking 4 years a...Good luck. Gave up smoking and drinking 4 years ago at New Year (not as bad as it sounds, as I always found one led to an excess of the other). Loved getting rid of the tyranny of the fag packet - just think of the money! Sue Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119944809792597914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-55385168338030619492017-02-08T20:10:39.337+00:002017-02-08T20:10:39.337+00:00Oh well done you! Really rather oddly it is 25 yea...Oh well done you! Really rather oddly it is 25 years today since I gave up after we had had friends for dinner and they said they would leave a bottle of champagne on my doorstep if I gave up for a week. A week later I said hold the champagne as I am still feeling a bit wobbly - we&#39;ll wait a month as I still felt as if I had lost a good friend that I wasn&#39;t quite ready to lose. Well, as I said, that was 25 years ago - you need a witness and an encourager to keep going. LynneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-3967735989362526322017-02-08T19:40:03.909+00:002017-02-08T19:40:03.909+00:00Oh god... Makes me go into a cold sweat, just thin...Oh god... Makes me go into a cold sweat, just thinking about it. Have smoked forever, too. Courage, Tania. Thank you for the laugh about the mad trapper hat, for those who identify closely as being rural Canadian princesses. Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718026840050285554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-39332810721330745432017-02-08T17:43:24.173+00:002017-02-08T17:43:24.173+00:00Congratulations and best of luck! Congratulations and best of luck! Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04604043603331696042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-38826088275738114122017-02-08T17:19:22.943+00:002017-02-08T17:19:22.943+00:00Oh good for you. Well done for telling, but just s...Oh good for you. Well done for telling, but just set small goals and promise yourself a treat if you get to a week, two weeks, a month... Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-23237209208571968982017-02-08T16:57:47.897+00:002017-02-08T16:57:47.897+00:00Best of luck to you. I&#39;ve been a smoker all my...Best of luck to you. I&#39;ve been a smoker all my life also, 3 years ago I moved to vaping. I know I should give that up too, but what a difference. My clothes don&#39;t smell, I don&#39;t smell (I hope) &amp; smoking doesn&#39;t rule my life anymore. I hated when I had to leave the barn &amp; go for a walk just for that smoke! I just wish I could get my husband to stop so the house &amp; the cats don&#39;t smell anymore.<br />We don&#39;t judge, if you end up taking a small step backwards we&#39;re here to help you make a large leap forward! Hope our support helps :)Nancy Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02721539288295186499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-18328506309321043302017-02-08T14:12:10.466+00:002017-02-08T14:12:10.466+00:00Go for it! Good on you :-)Go for it! Good on you :-)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507663599361886504noreply@blogger.com